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Michael J. Polito

Louisiana State University

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

School of the Coast and Environment
1002-Y Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Baton Rouge , LA  70803  

mpolito@lsu.edu

Project List:

Coastal Waters Consortium III (CWC III): Oil Spills as Stressors in Coastal Marshes - The Legacy and the Future

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Lead, Task Co-Lead, Task Co-Lead

Coastal Waters Consortium II (CWC II)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Lead

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 3

2021

Moyo, S., Bennadji, H., Laguarite, D., Perez-Umphrey, A., Snider, A. M., Bonisoli-Alquati, A., et al. (2021). Stable isotope analyses identify trophic niche partitioning between sympatric terrestrial vertebrates in coastal saltmarshes with differing oiling histories. PeerJ, 9. doi

2019

Johnson, J. J., Olin, J. A., & Polito, M. J. (2019). A multi-biomarker approach supports the use of compound-specific stable isotope analysis of amino acids to quantify basal carbon source use in a salt marsh consumer. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom, 33(23), 1781–1791. doi

2017

McCann, M. J., Able, K. W., Christian, R. R., Fodrie, F. J., Jensen, O. P., Johnson, J. J., et al. (2017). Key taxa in food web responses to stressors: theDeepwater Horizonoil spill. Front Ecol Environ, 15(3), 142–149. doi

Conference Presentations - 25

2020

Bonisoli-Alquati, A., Bergeon Burns, C. M., Eagles-Smith, C., Jackson, A., Williams, T., Moyo, S., et al. (2020). Oil, mercury levels and stable isotopes in Seaside Sparrows and Marsh Rice Rats across the Mississippi river plume. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster. openurl

2019

Engel, A. S., Paterson, A. T., Pfiffner, S., Roberts, B., Martin, C. W., Jensen, O., et al. (2019). Addition of microbial community composition in the evaluation of habitat suitability for tidal marsh projects: A Case study from the Lake Hermitage Marsh Creation Project, Placquemines Parish, Louisiana. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Jensen, O., Oken, K., DeMutsert, K., Fodrie, J., Lopez-Duarte, P., Martin, C., et al. (2019). Why Were Saltmarsh Fish and Invertebrates so Resilient to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Lamb, K., Brasso, R., Lopez-Duarte, P., & Polito, M. J. (2019). Mercury Biomagnification in Coastal Louisiana Food Webs Immediately Following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Martin, C. W., Scheffel, W., Alford, S., Engel, A., Hooper-Bui, L., Jensen, O., et al. (2019). Effects of river diversions, restoration, and salinity on fishes and invertebrate community structure in southeast Louisiana marshes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Moyo, S., Laguaite, S., Bonisoli Alquati, A., Olin, J., Stouffer, P., Taylor, S., et al. (2019). Trophic niche of seaside sparrows and marsh rice rat in Louisiana saltmarshes affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Olin, J., Lopez-Duarte, P., Able, K., Fodrie, J., Jensen, O., Martin, C., et al. (2019). Characterizing Energy Sources to the Saltmarsh Food Web Along the Salinity Gradient. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Olin, J., Lopez-Duarte, P., Jensen, O., Martin, C., & Polito, M. (2019). Resource partitioning among sympatric saltmarsh fishes in coastal Louisiana. In 25th Biennial CERF Conference. Mobile, AL : 11/03/19-11/07/19. openurl

2018

Lamb, K., Polito, M. J., & Brasso, R. (2018). Isotopic and mercury analyses of coastal seabirds collected from Louisiana in 2010 during the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment. Poster Presentation. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster. openurl
Lopez-Duarte, P. C., Able, K. W., Fodrie, F. J., Hooper-Bui, L. M., Jensen, O. P., Olin, J. A., et al. (2018). Evaluating Trophic Relationships in a Saltmarsh Food Web using Stable Isotopes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Oken, K. L., Jensen, O. P., López-Duarte, P. C., Martin, C. W., Olin, J. A., & Polito, M. J. (2018). Why were saltmarsh species assemblages so resilient to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Olin, J. A., Able, K. W., Fodrie, F. J., Hooper-Bui, L. M., Jensen, O. P., Lopez-Duarte, P. C., et al. (2018). Evaluating Trophic Relationships in a Saltmarsh Food Web using Fatty Acids. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl

2017

Johnson, J. J., & Polito, M. J. (2017). Compound-specific Stable Isotope Analysis Reveals Terrestrial-Aquatic Linkages in a Northern Gulf of Mexico Salt Marsh. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Lamb, K., & Polito, M. J. (2017). Preliminary isotopic analyses of coastal seabirds collected from Louisiana in 2010 during the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster. openurl
Lopez-Duarte, P., Able, K., Fodrie, J., Martin, C. M., Noji, C., Olin, J., et al. (2017). Quantifying Trophic Interactions in Louisiana Salt Marshes by Combining Stomach Content, Stable Isotope, and Fatty Acid Approaches. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Oken, K. L., Jensen, O. P., Fodrie, F. J., Lopez-Duarte, P. C., Martin, C. W., Olin, J. A., et al. (2017). Why were saltmarsh species assemblages so resilient to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? In ICES Annual Science Conference. Ft. Lauderdale, FL : 09/18/17-09/21/17: Poster. openurl
Polito, M. J., Lopez-Duarte, P., Olin, J. A., Johnson, J., Able, K., Martin, C. W., et al. (2017). Quantifying Trophic Interactions and Carbon Flow in Louisiana Salt Marshes Using Multiple Biomarkers. In 2017 AGU Fall Meeting. New Orleans, LA : 12/11/17-12/15/17. openurl
Polito, M. J., Lopez-Duarte, P. C., Olin, J. A., Johnson, J., Able, K., Martin, C. W., et al. (2017). Quantifying Trophic Interactions in Louisiana Salt Marshes Using Multiple Biomarkers. In Cerf 2017. Providence, RI : 11/05/17-11/09/17. openurl

2016

Johnson, J. J., Olin, J. A., & Polito, M. J. (2016). Tracing Carbon Flow from Primary Production to a Gulf Coast Salt Marsh Consumer, the Seaside Sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus). In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster. openurl
Johnson, J. J., Olin, J. A., & Polito, M. J. (2016). Tracing Carbon Flow from Primary Production to a Gulf Coast Salt Marsh Consumer, the Seaside Sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus). In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans, LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16: Poster. openurl
Lopez-Duarte, P., Able, K., Fodrie, J., McCann, M., Melara, S., Noji, C., et al. (2016). Estimating predator-prey relationships in Louisiana salt marshes: a combination of stomach content, stable isotope, and fatty acid analysis. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16. openurl
López-Duarte, P. C., Able, K.W., Fodrie, F. J., McCann, M., Melara, S., Noji, C., Olin, J., et al. (2016). Trophic Interactions in Louisiana Salt Marshes: Combining Stomach Content, Stable Isotope, and Fatty Acid Approaches. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans, LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16. openurl
McCann, M., Jensen, O., Able, K., Christian, R., Fodrie, J., Johnson, J. J., et al. (2016). Using a food web network model to understand vulnerability of Gulf of Mexico salt marsh food webs to oiling. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16. openurl
Polito, M. J., Johnson, J., Mauney, M. T., Davis, B., Baustian, M., Olin, J., et al. (2016). Tracking Carbon Flow through Marsh Food Webs Using Compound Specific-Stable Isotope Analysis. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16. openurl

2015

Rabalais, N., Able, K., Bernhard, A., Besonen, M., Engel, A., Fodrie, F., et al. (2015). CWC-II Principal Investigators and Research Plan, CWC-II poster. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster. openurl
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